melopea

Italian

Noun

melopea f (plural melopee)

1. (music) melopoeia

Spanish

Noun

melopea f (plural melopeas)

1. (music) melopoeia
2. (colloquial) drunkenness

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

   • 1974, Patricio Chamizo, Paredes, un campesino extremeño:

     irte a la cama en seguida , a dormir la melopea

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Further reading

• “melopea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16